In Focus: Season 3, Episode 3 – Neighborhood eco-watch
In the third episode of season 3 of In Focus, hosts Alexandra Watts and Atlan Hassard bring you stories about sustainable Arizona residents who engage with their communities.
In Focus: Season 3, Episode 2 – To conserve and protect
In the second episode of season 3 of In Focus, hosts Atlan Hassard and Alexandra Watts bring you stories about animal conservationists who are taking steps to protect native species.
Groups restoring former WWII-era African-American officers club at Fort Huachuca
An abandoned Army building at Fort Huachuca, which was a WWII-era African-American officers club, received a half-million dollar grant to be repurposed for the Sierra Vista community.
Native Americans close the gap – almost – on U.S. life expectancy
WASHINGTON - Life expectancy for Native Americans is decades longer than it was in the 1960s, nearly closing the gap with the rest of the U.S. population, government data show. But experts say pockets of problems remain, particularly on traditional reservations.
In Focus: Season 3, Episode 1 – Outside the box
In the first episode of season 3 of In Focus, hosts Alexandra Watts and Atlan Hassard bring you stories about sustainable creative solutions to common problems in Arizona.
School resource officers called a key safety tool, but critics fear discrimination
After the Parkland shooting, school resource officers have come under the public spotlight. Arizona has more than 100 officers at schools from Paradise Valley to Tolleson and Gov. Doug Ducey has pushed for more funding for officers on school campuses, while activists question the role of police at schools.
Arizona sees continued solar job growth, despite national dip in 2017
WASHINGTON - Solar jobs in the U.S. fell last year for the first time since 2010, but Arizona bucked the trend and remained one of the biggest states in the country for solar jobs, a new report says. The annual Solar Census said jobs in Arizona grew 15 percent, to 8,381 positions in 2017.
Voices in protest: Community speaks out about gun violence
Cronkite News spoke to protestors at a rally at the Arizona state Capitol on Wednesday, the one-month anniversary of the shooting.
17 lives, 17 minutes: Students rally, walk out of schools to mark one month since the Parkland shooting
Students are gathering at the Arizona Capitol, walk out of schools across the state and nation to protest gun violence.
Chinese Culture and Cuisine Festival offers a taste of Asia to Valley residents
Phoenicians came together to celebrate the year of the dog at annual Chinese Cultural Festival.
Student protesters march in Phoenix, call for removal of school resource officers
Students and activists marched through downtown Phoenix Friday calling for the removal of school resource officers from Arizona schools, saying they inspire fear in students of color.
Arizona residents: What are your thoughts on sustainability?
Sustainability affects everyone, and everyone plays a role in it as individuals. Cronkite News wants to know what sustainability means to you.
